tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post942076918922424080..comments2019-05-22T00:34:40.540-05:00Comments on My Bipolar Pregnancy: A lifetime of experience - how can I help you?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-37755175451996650692013-04-17T08:02:29.231-05:002013-04-17T08:02:29.231-05:00Hi Rachael,
Thank you for sharing your experiences...Hi Rachael,<br />Thank you for sharing your experiences. I find bipolar very lonely so it is lovely to read others experiences. I am on Tegretol and looking at the best option be it adoption, pregnancy on Lamotrigine or trying med-free but that really just seems too scary to me. Obviously ill feel incredibly guilty though if something happens to my child because I was on Lamotrigine though and this plays on my mind. And like others I am very scared I won&#39;t be a good mother and wife because of my mental illness and that the pregnancy and afterwards might make my condition worse and I may not cope.<br />I was wondering here where you say you were bipolar II and you are now type I. I wasn&#39;t aware you could change. What made your condition worse? Why can&#39;t you then revert back to type II? Can you please help me understand a bit more about these possibilities if the disorder we all share. Thank you for your helpRoaaaarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446571642822494019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-25454265103599266572013-04-17T08:02:18.435-05:002013-04-17T08:02:18.435-05:00Hi Rachael,
Thank you for sharing your experiences...Hi Rachael,<br />Thank you for sharing your experiences. I find bipolar very lonely so it is lovely to read others experiences. I am on Tegretol and looking at the best option be it adoption, pregnancy on Lamotrigine or trying med-free but that really just seems too scary to me. Obviously ill feel incredibly guilty though if something happens to my child because I was on Lamotrigine though and this plays on my mind. And like others I am very scared I won&#39;t be a good mother and wife because of my mental illness and that the pregnancy and afterwards might make my condition worse and I may not cope.<br />I was wondering here where you say you were bipolar II and you are now type I. I wasn&#39;t aware you could change. What made your condition worse? Why can&#39;t you then revert back to type II? Can you please help me understand a bit more about these possibilities if the disorder we all share. Thank you for your helpRoaaaarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446571642822494019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-55281841232290474052013-04-17T08:01:32.849-05:002013-04-17T08:01:32.849-05:00Hi Rachael,
Thank you for sharing your experiences...Hi Rachael,<br />Thank you for sharing your experiences. I find bipolar very lonely so it is lovely to read others experiences. I am on Tegretol and looking at the best option be it adoption, pregnancy on Lamotrigine or trying med-free but that really just seems too scary to me. Obviously ill feel incredibly guilty though if something happens to my child because I was on Lamotrigine though and this plays on my mind. And like others I am very scared I won&#39;t be a good mother and wife because of my mental illness and that the pregnancy and afterwards might make my condition worse and I may not cope.<br />I was wondering here where you say you were bipolar II and you are now type I. I wasn&#39;t aware you could change. What made your condition worse? Why can&#39;t you then revert back to type II? Can you please help me understand a bit more about these possibilities if the disorder we all share. Thank you for your helpRoaaaarerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02446571642822494019noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-38673279649006411892012-02-10T23:02:53.328-05:002012-02-10T23:02:53.328-05:00Hi Amy,
Lamictal is actually FDA approved for Bip...Hi Amy,<br /><br />Lamictal is actually FDA approved for Bipolar I - not Bipolar II treatment. Although many doctors of course will use it for both types. As a mood stabilizer it is.known to work better on the depressive side. However unlike antidepressants it doesn&#39;t have the risk on throwing one into mania. I&#39;ve been on it for almost 10 years now. I was on depakote previously and personally found the side effects to be unbearable. I tried Abilify as well and it actually made me worse I became a ultra-rapid cycler on that. I have been on a variety of medicines and have found that everyone really responses differently. <br /><br />The important thing for pregnancy is that if you stay on medicine you choose a medicine that has minimal risks. I took lamictal for that reason. I&#39;ll email you but you can reach me at bipolarpregnancy@gmail.comRachaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09281019297844906257noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-9539213307577297332012-02-10T20:05:27.379-05:002012-02-10T20:05:27.379-05:00Hi Rachel, I don&#39;t know how to e-mail you dire...Hi Rachel, I don&#39;t know how to e-mail you directly, but I wanted to know why you were on Lamictal when you&#39;re diagnosed with bipolar 1. I thought Lamictal is more commonly prescribed for bipolar 2 and can be dangerous for BPD 1 patients. I am BPD 1 and am currently on Ability/Depakote. My doc says one day I may be able to go on Abilify alone. I hope one day I can have a baby, although I have no idea how I would do that without any meds. You can e-mail me at amybethwood@gmail.com. I really appreciate your help.Amy Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17043077275065983627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-43253314151074932672011-08-30T23:15:24.520-05:002011-08-30T23:15:24.520-05:00Thank you. Lately i have been completely depressed...Thank you. Lately i have been completely depressed and the thought of living my life with this condition makes me sad and weepy. This opened my eyes. It is nice to know someone understands and cares. I don&#39;t get that feeling very often.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-12979246976428245792010-12-19T21:03:18.072-05:002010-12-19T21:03:18.072-05:00Nice site, nice and easy on the eyes and great con...Nice site, nice and easy on the eyes and great content too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-851943325095454704.post-89514988596962304772010-03-31T15:05:51.977-05:002010-03-31T15:05:51.977-05:00I just recently got on disability for my mental il...I just recently got on disability for my mental illness. If you would like to give her my email or ask me any questions for her, you can email me at chaotic_kass@me.com I hope I can be of some help. Thanks, KassieKassiehttp://www.chaotickass.comnoreply@blogger.com